Soldiers from 2nd BCT deployed to Kuwait in November, and under the scheduled inactivation, the soldiers are slated to be moved out of the brigade no later than June 2015, Jones wrote.

“Already, we are working closely with the 4th ID personnel section and Human Resources Command in order to establish certainty and stability in the coming months for future assignments,” he wrote. “This will enable us to give soldiers and families predictability with either the availability of new assignments on Fort Carson or other duty stations.”

In addition to the 10 BCTs being cut over the next two years, the Army has already inactivated two BCTs in Europe — the 170th and 172nd BCTs.

In the future, another BCT, this one overseas, will be identified for inactivation, officials have said, bringing the final number of BCTs to 32.

Also in the works is the reorganization of most of the Army’s remaining BCTs.

Infantry and armored BCTs stationed in the continental U.S. will each receive a third maneuver battalion; each of the Army’s Stryker brigades already has three maneuver battalions.

Infantry and armored BCTs stationed outside the continental U.S. — four in all — will remain at two maneuver battalions for now, mostly as a way to save on military construction costs, officials said.

The BCTs also will receive additional engineer and fires capabilities.

Once the reorganization is completed, each BCT will have about 4,500 soldiers, nearly 1,000 more than they do in their current configuration.